suggestion: replace* appropriative references to the wendigo

[Kotlol]

Examples:

Frightening Thing
Horrid Creature
Terrifying Animal
Horrid Thing

And so on.

liking this one, keeps potential origins of it semi vague

Essentially the flock route where if you know what they are , you know it's a Flockbit, Flockdrone, Flockmind.
But you will always read it as Doo-dad, structure and such.
Would actually be funny to see "Whaddadat" or "Blood Thristy thing"